# Comment Vaccinator – YouTube Comment Filter > Clean up YouTube comments by automatically filtering repetitive date comments, keyword spam, low-effort posts, and unwanted phrases. Comment Vaccinator helps you focus on meaningful discussions by removing comments such as "Anyone here in 2026?" Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/comment-vaccinator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/comment-vaccinator) ## Overview - **ID:** `comment-vaccinator` - **Platform:** Firefox - **Type:** Firefox add-on - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** ShockWave - **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos,social-communication - **Daily users:** 9 - **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings) - **Version:** 1.3.5 - **Last updated:** 2026-06-21 - **First published:** 2026-05-30 - **Size:** 58 KB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-07 - **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/comment-vaccinator/) - **Website:** [https://github.com/surajbunde/comment-vaccinator](https://github.com/surajbunde/comment-vaccinator) - **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/comment-vaccinator/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/comment-vaccinator/privacy/) ## Description Clean up YouTube comments by automatically filtering repetitive date comments, keyword spam, low-effort posts, and unwanted phrases. Comment Vaccinator helps you focus on meaningful discussions by removing comments such as "Anyone here in 2026?", "First!", "Subscribe", repetitive keywords, and other low-value clutter in real time. Customize filtering with date detection, word-count rules, keyword blacklists, emoji-aware counting, and live comment statistics. Detects and filters date-based comments in both English and Hindi (Devanagari) formats. This extension surgically removes date-like comments, word-count spam, and keyword clutter from YouTube β€” automatically, in real time. πŸ—“οΈ Date Filter Automatically hides comments containing date patterns: β€œAnyone here in 2026?”, β€œWatching this today!”, β€œJan 12, 2025” β€œ12/04/24”, β€œMonday gang”, β€œ11th of September” Supports English + Hindi/Devanagari date formats Toggle ON/OFF anytime β€” comments reappear instantly πŸ“ Word Count Filter Two modes to control comment length: Max mode β€” Hide comments with FEWER words than your threshold (zaps short spam like β€œNice” or β€œFirst!”) Min mode β€” Hide comments with MORE words than your threshold (zaps long rambles) Adjustable range: 3–50 words Optional Strict Emoji Cleanup removes emojis before counting for accurate results πŸ”‘ Keyword Blacklist Block comments containing specific words: Comma-separated list (e.g., ad, sponsor, first, subscribe) Works independently of date filter Case-insensitive matching πŸ›‘οΈ Keyword Whitelist Protect comments containing specific words: Comma-separated list β€” matching comments always stay visible Overrides all other filters β€” whitelist always wins Green border, green-tinted background when enabled πŸ”§ Custom Patterns 10 preset regex patterns for common spam + add your own: Presets ship inactive until you enable the toggle Add/edit/delete custom patterns via regex editor Reset to defaults restores the 10 OOTB presets (your custom patterns are kept) 🎬 Per-Video Toggle Pause all filtering on the current video: Toggle in the popup pauses/resumes filtering for that video Works across playlists and video navigation Remembers disabled videos (up to 50) πŸ“€ Export / Import Settings One-click export to JSON, import to restore or share configurations: Exports all filter settings, custom patterns, and toggle states Validates JSON on import with schema version check Imports with confirmation before overwriting πŸ“Š Comment Stats Real-time statistics right in the popup: Total comments counted Hidden comments (zapped by -inator) Visible comments (passed all filters) Switch between list view and chart view (donut chart) πŸŒ™ Dark Mode Ready Automatically adapts to your system’s light/dark theme preference. ⚑ Automatic & Lightweight No background processes β€” only activates when you open YouTube Uses MutationObserver to catch newly loaded comments instantly Zero data collection β€” all settings stored locally in your browser What it does NOT do ❌ No data collection, analytics, or tracking ❌ No ads or sponsored content ❌ No account required ❌ No background scripts running constantly ## Rankings - #34,628 β€” Overall - #2 β€” vaccine - #58 β€” comment - #75 β€” effort - #192 β€” phrase ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `storage` - `https://www.youtube.com/*` - `https://m.youtube.com/*` ### Content script matches - `www.youtube.com` - `m.youtube.com` ## Safety - **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact - **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood ### Analysis details - Request access to the following domains: youtube.com - This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe. > Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. 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